. >> gosh, you look at an nfl game today, it's like a train wreck every play. the contact is unbelievably brutal. the players are faster, stronger, more advanced in their training. do you think the nfl has an obligation to do more to prevent cte? >> yes, absolutely. i mean, a few years ago, as you know, we fought about whether even cte was real. now the nfl has made probably more changes to their game than just about any other professional sport. and now they're funding a lot of research. they just donated $30 million to is the nih foundation. they've led some of the fights for state laws that require education on concussions. and you have to see a doctor. but we need to do a lot more because we don't even have our arms wrapped around this problem at all. >> chris nowinski, great to have you on "the ed show" tonight. thank you. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. the rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening, rachel. >> good evening, ed. do you have a big football weekend ahead of you? >> i'm all in for the packers. we'll see you in the super bowl, ra